Which firmware are you use on you board? M-code is firmware specific so we'll need to know which you're running to properly diagnose.by diytechshop - General
I have had that problem when I print in PLA, check to see if the rough side is hotter than the rest, if all sides aren't cooled evenly it can cause what you're talking about.by diytechshop - General
We've been around for a couple years, so... we're new-ish.by diytechshop - General
Sound like your problem is in the firmware to me, a couple things to check would be what your Y_Max_Length is set to, and also make sure that your y endstop is functioning properly.by diytechshop - Printing
The wear on the motor is about the same top or bottom in my experience (we run i3's mendel maxes and prusa i2's), the real problem comes with the couplers you use to attach the motor to the leadscrew. Hanging Z-mounts are more accident prone do to this unless you get really good couplers, bottom mounts put less strain on the couplings so they don't have as many problems. The other disadvantage toby diytechshop - General
Most RepRap printers can actually do 50-100 microns, though I would suggest somthing with a small leadscrew pitch to keep it tight.by diytechshop - General
We offer decent i3 variant kits in our shop if you're in the US.by diytechshop - General
Hey everyone, It is for all to see so I thought I would spend a minute to give you our answer. Just got off the phone with dwalker and sent an express label out to him to send back the hotend/s for a full free replacement on our $20.00 for the express label! And we will express it back lickety split! Thank you for making us a better company!by diytechshop - General
Just wanted to chime in here. We sell hundreds of kits. Our hot-end is wonderful and they have very low clog rates. If you send a head back because of defects, leaks, space anything, then we can change our machining process by showing your head to the machine shop and giving us all a way to correct the problem. But the faulty parts must be sent back. If your head leaks, let us replace it by senby diytechshop - General
Hi, It is great if you can fix your ramps thank you for your work! If there is an issue with the ramps we are happy to take it back so that we can replace it. If we are having a manufacturer problem we need to fix it, we used to make our own boards but the workload was to much. On the .4 nozzle with back pressure it sounds like a clogged head. Pull it apart when it is warm, BE CAREFUL theseby diytechshop - General
Hello, thank you all for the feedback. We have been trying to figure out why so many of our E-mails have been slipping through the cracks after hearing about your negative experiences, and after a couple days of searching to find out where the problem is we have realized that on top of the chaos of moving our operation out of our house into a proper shop our shipping program (stamps.com) has beenby diytechshop - General
Hey, I like the bed! and we will be looking into it. Also to address the Adrian Bowyer and Josef Prusa and GPL comments. The last time we were contacted by either person none of these things were mentioned by them. Josef asked for our files quite a while ago, which have always been on github and the real credit and path belongs to Josef Prusa and all of his hard work and we always have a link toby diytechshop - General
Hotends, we always replace any part plastics, hot-ends, motors, electronics, rods need to be sent back to us or pictures to see what is going on.by diytechshop - General Mendel Topics
Any parts that need replacement we ALWAYS replace!by diytechshop - General Mendel Topics
Hi, Well there is a lot to address here. I personally want to thank you for your post the feedback is #1! We will address the posts per post. We have up till now been trying to use a common nuts and bolts kit, so we will be adding to the kit, 4 m3 x 20 mm bolts 8 m3 nuts for use on the heated bed. the #6 bolts will still be sent for the 9x12 beds.by diytechshop - General Mendel Topics
Hi everyone, we just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your support and business over the last few months, and let you know that due to inconsistencies in our manufactures we will unfortunatly have to raise our prices slightly at the begining of the new year (don't worry we'll keep them where they are untill then). We want to keep getting you the best prices on the best product, and we coby diytechshop - For Sale
Through the exertion of our buying power we have lowered the prices of our i3 variants, the i3x and xl, to $450 and $500 respectively. We are based in america but we currently ship to: Australia Brazil Canada France and Saudi Arabia If your country isn't listed you can E-mail us via the contact form on our site. That's all... for now.by diytechshop - For Sale
The Jhead is definitely a good way to go, just make sure you have enough retraction set in the g-code and you shouldn't have a problem with strings (make sure you get decent filament too, I've had filament that has left me with parts that looked like spiders had made the parts their home no matter how much I retracted), and for print accuracy a smaller nozzle is always better.by diytechshop - General
The ultimate guide can be found here (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30198/#instructions).by diytechshop - General
Which generation motherboard do you need help with precisely (generations go from 1-7 at the moment)? I'm sure we can fix you up with a little more info.by diytechshop - General
Try out Slic3r (http://slic3r.org/) I believe the newer versions can do most of what you're talking about.by diytechshop - General
Biggest print for me is my full size sonic screw driver (1 plate on a Prusa i2).by diytechshop - General
The easiest way is to simply buy a PC power supply with 18 or more amps, you can find them pretty cheap (I usually buy them for about $5-10 at a small electronics shop near where I live).by diytechshop - General
Hi all, just wanted to let you know that from 10/17-20 all items in our store are 5% off with coupon code OCT2013SALE. We also just lowered the price of our 9"X12" i3 variant the i3xl from $575 to $550, with the coupon that's only $522.50, and our regular i3x is only $467.50.by diytechshop - For Sale
What kind of speeds are you looking for? The little brass (lb) hotend we make is pretty reliable for faster printing.by diytechshop - General
Speaking from personal experience I've always had good results with the MM 1.5, the only drawback in my opinion is that it's a little complicated to build, other than that though it is a fantastic printer in terms of speed, quality, and rigidity.by diytechshop - General
Always happy to hear positive things.by diytechshop - General
We sell fairly inexpensive printers on our website (see signature). We have two i3 variants, a regular size and a 9X12, and we also provide plenty of tech support, because we know it can be quite a steep learning curve with these things. Hope that helps.by diytechshop - General
To convert from svg to bmp I would suggest inkscape (http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en). It's open source, free and fairly easy to use. Also you might want to use Slic3r vs Skeinforge just for simplicity.by diytechshop - General
Hi, We are in Vancouver wa and we would like to have local reprap'ers make ABS parts for us... We have our own head and plastic, (j-head mount) that we will supply. If you are interested we can be emailed at clist (at) diytechshop.com Thanks,by diytechshop - Oregon, Portland RepRap User Group